John Barry Mildren (born 20 October 1932) was an Australian politician. Born in Colac, Victoria, he attended the University of Melbourne and then Texas A&M University. He became a teacher, later rising to senior lecturer and head of department at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for

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, defeating Liberal MP Jim Short. He held the seat until his own defeat in 1990 by Michael Ronaldson. Mildren was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the

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, "For service to the Parliament of Australia, and the community of Ballarat."

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Ballarat Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1932 births Living people Academic staff of the Federation University Australia People from Colac, Victoria University of Melbourne alumni Texas A&M University alumni 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub